Table-net bracket



June 11, 19.35. P. w. SLOAN TABLE NET BRACKET Original Filed April 6, 1955 R wfim m E mm M a a L m 1 w i wimw u n WE 3. N N i 0 PHIL IP WSL 0/;

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' member, said wing nut being carried by a thread- 2. A table-net support comprising a stationarymember attachable to a table, a vertically-disposed member pivotally attached to said stationary member near its outer end, a tension rod suitably anchored at one end, the other and threaded end passing loosely through an aperture in said vertically-disposed member, near its lower end, a wing nut on said tension rod and in contact with said member for movingits lower end inwardly and its upper end outwardlyto; increase tension on net when nut is turned in clockwise direction, a second vertically-disposed member pivotally attached to thefirst-mentioned vertical member and serving as an equalizing bar for distributing net tension uniformly, and coiled tension springs connecting the upper and lower ends of said equalizing bar to corners at end of net to provide resiliency (if support and thereby prevent accidental tearin'g oif net. I e

3. A tension-adjusting and equalizing support for table netscomprising astationary member attachable by any suitable means to adjoining sectiens of table to stiffen same, an oscillatable upright member pivotally attached to said stationary member, means for actuating said oscillatable member to vary net tensiqn comprising a wing nut bearing on saidmember to apoint below its pivotal attachment to; said stationary ed and suitably anchored tension rod passing loosely through an opening nearthe lower end of said upright member, an equalizing bar of a length greater than net width pivotally attached at mid section to upper end of said oscillatable upright member, means eonnecting corners of net to upper and lewer ends of said equalizingbar, and on said tension rodja compression spring interposedbetween'said wing nut and said up,- right member to insure resiliencyofnet support under variable tension, i

4. A device prov ding resilient and variableten'sion support for indoor-tennis and pingpong table nets and comprising; a stationary fulcrum member attachable to table, an upright m e i q r'd W a e ignar mb r n il ie lfi. f efi iheria ad s in a ssociated with said members whereby tensionjon net may be varied at will by turning; of wing nut in contact with lower endqf; said; upright member, an equalizing bar pivotally attached at mid section to said upright member near-itsrupper end, and angularly disposed tensionsprings con,- necting the upper and lower corners of net to corresponding ends of said equalizing ba-r.

5 A tension-equalizing table-netsupport; comprisinga stationary fulcrum member, an oscillatable tension-transmitting upright member atta'chedthereto at pivotal fulcrum point thereof, antequalizing bar pivotally attachedfto said upright member near its upper end, means for attaching upper, and lower corners of net to corresponding ends of said equalizingbar, a threaded tension-adjusting rod supported by said stationary member and passing looselythrpugh lower end of said oscillatable upright member, a tension-adjusting wing nut on said tension rod, and on the latter, between said wing nut and said oscillatable upright member, a spring providing resiliency of support for net.

6. A resilient table-net supporting and tensi'on-adjusting structure comprising a stationary support and table stiffening member attachable to adjoining sections of table by suitable means, an oscillatable upright fulcrum member pivotally attached at fulcrum point to said stationary member; means for oscillating said upright member to varytension on net, said means consisting of a suitably anchored threaded tension rod passing through said upright member and carrying a wing nut bearing on the lower end thereof,

turning of said wing nut serving to vary nettension, astress-equalizing barwider than the net and pivotally attached at its mid section to said upright member near the upper endthereoi and serving to preserve parallelism of edges of net with top of table and maintain uniform height thereabove, and coiled tension springs at-' tached to, upper and lower ends of said equalizing bar and serving as a shock-absorbing means of connecting ends of net thereto to prevent, accidental tearing of net; v v

'1. A iiet supporting bracket attachable to a table by suitable holding means and carrying an upstanding pivotally-attached element to. which a tension equalizing bar of greatenwidth than l the net supported is swingably attached midway between its ends, tension springs serving as a means of connection between net and ends of said tension-equalizing bar; and means whereby the tension on said springs and stress on the net may be increased or decreased gradually at will without greatly changing either endwise positioning or level of net, said springs providing sufllcient resiliency of support to, prevent accidental tearing of net. i v v 8. table-netsupport comprising a horizontally-disposed stationary member constituting a bracket attachable to; a table by suitable holdingmeans a vertically-disposedv member extending below the-point of its pivotal attachment to-said bracket, a second vertically-disposed tensionequalizing member pivotally attached at point midway betweenits ends to the similarly-disposed member first mentioned, tension springs connect ing corners of net at ends thereof to said tensionequalizingmember to provide protective resiliency of support for net and means for, movtension rod, a. wing nut contacting said, member;

to move lower end thereof inward towards table; and upper andoutward when wing nut is turned in clockwise direction to increase net tension.

direction deoreasing net tension. X l 9. -In a device of the classdescribed, a bracket for ;attachment to a table, a substantially veritical member pivoted to said bracketat netba:

vertically extending net support rockably mount, ed on said member, and means for; adjustably. swinging :said member I on its pivot to move: saidsupport towards andfrom said table;

PHILIP, W. SLyOANi turning of wing nut; in opposite antieclockwise 

